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Dolores Catania and Paul “Paulie” Connell are engaged after five years of dating<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Connell popped the question at an Apple store in New Jersey with an impressive engagement ring boasting an 11-carat center stone set in silver<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
In his interview with PEOPLE, Connell revealed that he bought a new sparkler for Catania before the proposal after he had secured a stone in the early stages of dating the Bravo star<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Dolores Catania<\/a> is entering her bridal era with an impressive sparkler on her finger.<\/p>\n The Real Housewives of New Jersey <\/em>star, 54, got engaged to her longtime partner<\/a>, Paul “Paulie” Connell, after five years of dating \u2014 and let’s just say, the impressive rock may have been worth the wait.<\/p>\n Connell’s showstopping ring for Catania was designed by John Anthony Jewelers<\/a>\u00a0in Edgewater, New Jersey, and boasts an 11-carat centerpiece stone framed by four more carats of sparkle and a band lined with princess-cut diamonds. All the gemstones are set in sleek silver.<\/p>\n The Traitor <\/em>winner’s reaction? “Go big or go home” \u2014 and she’s absolutely right.<\/p>\n